Nursing Recruitment Agencies WA — No Placement, No Fee
Registered, screened and referenced nurses for WA health services, on your shortlist within 7 days, with a 90-day guarantee.
Get a quote Call 0477 567 567The nursing agencies WA hospitals and aged care providers use need to cover a lot of ground, from Perth's metropolitan hospitals to regional services in the Peel, the South West and the Goldfields. TQN Personnel recruits registered and enrolled nurses, midwives and aged care nurses for permanent and contract roles across the state. Every candidate's AHPRA registration, screening and clinical references are checked before you interview. Our nursing recruitment service explains the full process.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Metropolitan Hospitals
- Regional & Rural Health
- Aged Care
- Maternity & Neonatal
- Community & Mental Health
From brief to shortlist
Brief us
Tell us the service, location, registration type and roster, and whether accommodation or relocation support is offered for regional roles.
Search & screen
We search Perth and regional WA, interview for clinical fit and verify AHPRA registration, screening, immunisations and right to work.
Vetted shortlist in 7 days
You get a short list of referenced nurses within 7 days, with notes on specialty, location preferences and start dates.
90-day guarantee
If a permanent nurse leaves or underperforms within 90 days, we recruit a replacement at no cost.
Why TQN Personnel
Recruiting nurses in WA is as much about geography as clinical skill. A nurse who thrives in a large Perth hospital may not want a regional posting, and regional services need people who understand the isolation, the broader scope and the roster before they say yes. We have that conversation early. We also check the essentials first: registration and conditions on the AHPRA register, aged care or NDIS screening where relevant, and references from senior clinicians. Registered Nurse employment is growing by 15,800 a year nationally, according to Jobs and Skills Australia, so preparation is what gets your offer accepted before someone else's.
Nursing Roles We Place Across WA
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Enrolled Nurses (EN)
- Midwives and neonatal nurses
- Remote and rural area nurses
- Aged care RNs and clinical care coordinators
- Mental health nurses
- Nurse Unit Managers (NUM)
- Community and home care nurses
Credentials & checks we verify for nursing
- AHPRA registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board, including conditions and notations
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance for disability roles, and a police certificate or NDIS clearance for aged care
- WA Working with Children Check for paediatric, maternity and school health roles
- Immunisation records
- Right to work and any visa work conditions, confirmed through VEVO
- Clinical references from senior nurses or managers
Nursing hiring demand across Western Australia
Three major hospital projects are reshaping nursing demand in WA: a new women and babies hospital in the Fiona Stanley precinct, a large redevelopment of Bunbury's hospital, and a new hospital for Mandurah. Each adds maternity, critical care and general nursing roles in a market where Jobs and Skills Australia already lists nurses in the care sector among persistent shortages.
New Women and Babies Hospital
New hospital under construction in the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct to replace King Edward Memorial Hospital, with growing need for midwives, neonatal and women's health nurses.
source ↗Bunbury Hospital Redevelopment
Staged redevelopment under construction, including expanded maternity, birthing and neonatal services, more intensive care beds and a larger emergency department.
source ↗New Mandurah Hospital
New hospital for the Peel region funded through the WA Government's Building Hospitals Fund, which will need clinical and support staff when it opens.
source ↗Where we recruit
Recruitment licensing & compliance
Permanent nursing placements put the nurse on your payroll, so labour hire licensing does not apply. Contract nurses are a labour hire arrangement, billed hourly with pay, super and insurance included. Western Australia has no labour hire licensing scheme; state licensing applies only in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT (NSW Government update on labour hire regulation). TQN Personnel holds labour hire licences in all four of those jurisdictions for interstate work. For aged care, the national screening rules under the Aged Care Act 2024 cover workers engaged through labour hire as well as direct staff.
FAQs
Do nursing agencies in WA recruit for regional hospitals?
We do. We recruit nurses for regional services in the Peel, the South West and the Goldfields as well as Perth, and we brief candidates on location, accommodation and roster before they apply so regional offers are accepted for the right reasons.
How do you check a nurse's registration?
We search the AHPRA public register to confirm the nurse is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board, check the registration type, and note any conditions, notations or undertakings. We recheck before an offer if time has passed.
Which checks apply to aged care nurses in WA?
The same national rules apply in WA as everywhere else. Since 1 November 2025, providers need every worker, including agency and labour hire staff, to have an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (valid for 5 years) or a recent police certificate. Nurses relying on a police certificate who have been a citizen or permanent resident of another country since turning 16 also need a statutory declaration.
What do aged care registered nurses earn under the Nurses Award?
From the first full pay period on or after 1 August 2026, the award minimum for a registered nurse level 1 in aged care is $1,571.60 per week ($41.36 an hour) in the first year, rising to $1,801.10 ($47.40) after more than 4 years.
Do WA nursing agencies need a labour hire licence?
No. Western Australia has no labour hire licensing scheme. If your organisation also runs services in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia or the ACT, use a provider licensed there; TQN Personnel holds licences in all four.